Space and food in the city : cultivating social justice and urban governance through urban agriculture / Alec Thornton.
Thornton, Alec, author.
2018
S494.5.U72
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Title
Space and food in the city : cultivating social justice and urban governance through urban agriculture / Alec Thornton.
Author
Thornton, Alec, author.
ISBN
9783319893242 (electronic book)
3319893246 (electronic book)
3319893238
9783319893235
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89324-2
Published
Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2018]
Copyright
©2018
Language
English
Description
1 online resource.
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-319-89324-2 doi
Call Number
S494.5.U72
Dewey Decimal Classification
630.91732
Summary
Urban social movements are influential agents in shaping cityscapes to reflect values and needs of communities. Alongside urban population growth, various forms of urban agriculture activity, such as community and market gardens, are expanding, globally. This book explores citizens' 'rights to city' and alternative views on urban space and the growing importance of urban food systems.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 105-121) and index.
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text file PDF
Source of Description
Online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed May 9, 2018).
Series
Palgrave pivot.
Available in Other Form
Print version: 9783319893235
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1. Introduction
2. Urban agriculture: overview of the field & early models of urban food governance
3. City case studies in urban governance and urban activism
4. Conclusions.

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